Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-05-12
THE RAILROAD MEETING.

1t Called Forth Statements tia, shov
that Two Parties or Companies are
Eager to Build tho Road Texas
Angels Proposition - He will Take
0ne.Tenth Of the Stock II . Local
Company Is Organized.
Thanks to Commissioner Warren,
the District Court. room was we'll.
lighted and comfortably warm, last
night, for the railroad meeting. The
HALEY Brass Band, having kindly
volunteered for the occasion, marched
down Main street, playing as they
walked, and attracted a good-sized
crowd, among which were many prom.
inent citizens.
J. A. Rupert called the meeting to
order, and E. B. True and w. H.
Watt were elected Chairman and
Secretary respectively.
John Gilman re-stated his PROPOSE
ton substantially as published in the
TINES, to.wit: If the people of
HALEY would pay for surveying the
road to Gilman. secure the right Of
way from the HALEY depot to the
Springs, build bridge across Wood
River, grade the road to the Springs,
and then give it to Gilman & Co.,
that firm would lay the ties and rails
and have the road running to Gilman
by the first day of July. After that
Gilman g. Co. would tie and rail the
road to the Gold Belt and Willow
Creek, down Beaver gulch, as fast as
the road-bed was graded and given to
Gilman & Co. Mr.. Gilman had
started in this railroad scheme, and
he would never let up until not only
the Gold Belt and Smoky, but Rocky
Bar, Atlanta, Boise, and the Pacific
Coast were connected with HALEY by
direct line of road. He was deter
mined to build the road if he had to
do it all himself.
Mr.. Gilman averred himself ready
to answer any questions or supply any
information desired on the subject.
He had contract in his pocket for
five miles of the Utah and Northern
track iron, and as much more as he
would want. He could get it at three
days notice.
In reply to questions by w. H.
Watt and E. S. Chase, Mr.. Gilman
said the probable cost of building the
road to the Gold Belt and equipping
it with rolling stock would be about
$4,000. He did not expect the
road to pay the first year. Very few
roads do so.
Mr.. Watt said Mr.. Gilman only
proposed to build to Gilman. If he
agreed to build to the Gold Belt, the
people of HALEY might agree to build
to the Springs.
Mr.. Chase said he would rather see
no railroad than to have it stop at
Gilman.
Mr.. Gilman said he was willing to
grade two miles and give it to any
body who would agree to build and
equip the road.
Professor Churchill, being called
for, said he did not come intending
to say anything, but, being urged, he
wished to state that he did not care
to be put in the position Of antagon-
izing any move that the citizens of
Haley wished to make. Last De-
cember, having come to look at some
mines in Croy gulch, it occurred to
him that such large mills as would be
required should be built along Wood
River, where cheap water-power could
be obtained. To-day he was surprised
to learn that there was any organized
movment to build the road; since
there was, why, he preferred not to
say anything.
Judge Beatty moved to adjourn
until one week from tonight, to give
all parties chance to discuss the
proposition.
Mr.. Gilman said that the ground
was in good condition for blowing
now. 1t might not be in a week.
Any proposition he made would have
to be taken up soon, or he would be
unable to do anything this year. as
he had to 60 back to Massachusetts
to let contracts for building the Wor-
cester & Hudson road there.
WILL SEE WHAT BELLEVUE WILL DO.
A TIMES man accompanied Mr..